PG&E employee killed while working near Carr Fire
Further north, the Carr Fire has burned through more than 164,000 acres since 23 July and is 47% contained. Another major fire also burning in Northern California, the Ferguson Fire , extended into its third week.

China ready with additional tariffs
It's the first time the fuel has been ensnared by the expanding trade war and billions of US dollars may hang in the balance. For example, he claimed that China was financing advertisements to convince Americans to stop Trump's trade agenda.

€17m per year to keep Hazard from Madrid
Maurizio Sarri had expected to speak to Courtois about his future after conceding on Sunday the goalkeeper could be sold. And Willian , who has been with Chelsea since 2013, has now committed his future to the west London club.

Chelsea, Real Madrid agree to Thibaut Courtois deal
A video on Real Madrid's official Twitter feed showed Courtois signing his contract alongside club president Florentino Perez. Chelsea had a busy end to the transfer window as they replaced Thibaut Courtois with Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga .

Five people killed after small plane crashes in California
The crash site is just north of the popular South Coast Plaza shopping mall and a few blocks northwest of John Wayne Airport. Fire Authority. "The plane looks like it came nearly straight down into the ground". "There is a small debris field".

US will enforce the sanctions against Iran: Mike Pompeo
The first round of USA sanctions on Iran goes into effect in August, followed by ones targeting Iran's oil exports in November. The nuclear deal lifted global sanctions in exchange for Iran agreeing to restrictions on its nuclear program.

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal now Russian envoy
In response to the notably unpaid engagement, Seagal said he was "deeply humbled and honoured" on Twitter. The countries have also been at odds over the Syrian civil war and the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Trump admits son met with Russian to get info on opponent
At that point, he said, Trump's attorneys would raise what Trump has alleged are Mueller's "conflicts of interest". The Republican president had previously said the meeting was about the adoption of Russian children by Americans.

(A mono headset is included, as always.) It has a translucent blue shell, with blue power light which lets you see inside, and a commemorative copper plate on the front of the system.

It's gorgeous to look at and will ship with a matching DualShock 4 controller as well as a stand, headset and a PlayStation Camera although that particular accessory isn't made of anything resembling blue plastic. Now, 24 years and four generations of hardware later, Sony is celebrating selling 500 million consoles.

More interestingly, there will be "extra special" units that commemorate significant dates in PlayStation history, including "09995 (U.S. Launch Date of the original PlayStation - September 9th, 1995), 01115 (U.S. launch date of PS4 - November 15, 2013) and 01013 (U.S. launch date of PS VR - October 13, 2016)".

The PS4 Pro 500 Million Limited Edition will not move the sale numbers much, only 50,000 units will be available world wide. The only sad part is that collectors will probably keep a lot of these units in their boxes, and they're too pretty not to play.

The limited editionPlayStation 4 Pro will be available to purchase from various retailers starting on August 24. It will sell for $500 / £450.

4K-TV Gaming - PS4 Pro outputs gameplay to your 4K TV.

Pre-orders for the PS4 Pro will be available in Europe on August 14 from retailers including Amazon UK, Game, Smyths, ShopTo, and Very.

"As translucent colors are always a fan-favorite, this is a great opportunity to bring this color to the PlayStation 4 Pro system as a "thank you" to our fans", Lempel said. The DUALSHOCK4 as well as a Limited Edition 500 Million Gold Headset will also be sold separately (release timing and availability will vary by country and region). Head to the PlayStation European Blog to find out more.